Initiative des Alpes

Popular vote of Feb 20, 1994 · Popular initiative · No. 408Initiative populaire «pour la protection des régions alpines contre le trafic de transit»

The people and the cantons accepted the proposal.

Yes share
51.9 %
Cantons
16 : 7
Turnout
40.8 %
Yes
954'491 (52 %)
No
884'362 (48 %)
Eligible voters
4'567'573

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
60 (40 %) : 90 (60 %)
Final vote, Council of States
2 (8 %) : 23 (92 %)
Recommend yes
SD, EVP, Grüne, LdU, PdA, SP
Recommend no
CVP, EDU, FDP, FPS, LPS, SVP, Lega
Associations
Recommend yes: GewerkschaftsbundRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband, VSA, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich189'299 (55 %)151'826 (45 %)44.9 %
Bern140'625 (51 %)133'114 (49 %)41.0 %
Lucerne59'740 (61 %)37'693 (39 %)43.6 %
Uri13'247 (88 %)1'886 (12 %)60.0 %
Schwyz19'091 (57 %)14'319 (43 %)43.0 %
Obwalden4'572 (52 %)4'206 (48 %)42.5 %
Nidwalden7'213 (60 %)4'767 (40 %)48.3 %
Glarus6'114 (60 %)4'154 (40 %)41.7 %
Zug16'958 (59 %)12'009 (41 %)49.7 %
Fribourg17'288 (36 %)30'698 (64 %)32.7 %
Solothurn41'540 (55 %)34'530 (45 %)48.0 %
Basel-Stadt33'036 (57 %)24'821 (43 %)44.5 %
Basel-Landschaft38'811 (52 %)35'513 (48 %)43.7 %
Schaffhausen17'445 (55 %)14'156 (45 %)68.1 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden10'831 (60 %)7'150 (40 %)51.2 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'433 (62 %)1'489 (38 %)40.3 %
St. Gallen66'850 (56 %)53'097 (44 %)43.2 %
Graubünden29'946 (59 %)20'520 (41 %)41.3 %
Aargau65'307 (48 %)69'690 (52 %)40.3 %
Thurgau33'120 (53 %)29'629 (47 %)46.9 %
Ticino44'071 (64 %)25'032 (36 %)38.1 %
Vaud35'746 (36 %)62'975 (64 %)27.8 %
Valais16'623 (25 %)49'189 (75 %)38.1 %
Neuchâtel12'052 (38 %)20'032 (62 %)31.4 %
Geneva26'897 (44 %)34'922 (56 %)31.3 %
Jura5'636 (45 %)6'945 (55 %)27.0 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Année politique suisse

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.